Substrate complexity influences the preference of a predatory stonefly, Eusthenia costalis Banks (Plecoptera: Eustheniidae), for its prey

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 481-492

  Turnbull, Derek K R ^a   Barmuta, Leon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foraging; Habitat complexity; Lotic macroinvertebrate; Plecoptera; Predator preference

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; PREY PREFERENCE; STONEFLY; SUBSTRATE;

AMPHIPODA; ANTIPODEUS; ARTHROPODA; EPHEMEROPTERA; EUSTHENIA COSTALIS; EUSTHENIIDAE; GRIPOPTERYGIDAE; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; NEBOISSOPERLA; NOUSIA; PARAMELITIDAE; PERLODIDAE; PLECOPTERA;

EID: 0036422741     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/155/2002/481     Document Type: Article

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